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La Chouffe

La Chouffe - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10313.79/5.03.78/5.08%92.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned.
Golden Ale, strong, spicy, lightly hoppy, with evoluting taste. Natural Beer, bottle refermented, unfiltered, not pasteurised and without any additives
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 jacobwennbom (274), Uppsala, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Mar 9, 2008  
As this is uncostly beer is indeed a very good one it’s undoubtly worth it’s price. Aroma is a bit like apples of the Ingrid Marie-kind. Lots of acidity, feel "belgian" (as it indeed turns out to be). Taste is very sweet, almost, just almost too much so. Some say they sense thyme in the taste, but I don’t know about that. Quite fiery though, the alcohol gives a nice warming touch to the whole thing. Some acidity. Nice.


 Aggie80 (708), Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Hoppy aroma with the scent of having just come out of a package of hops. Color was golden with clumps of yeast floating around in it. Mild flavor with undertones of esters and spice. Slight alcoholic bit in the after taste, but not extreme.


 mjg74 (1995), La Mesa, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 7, 2008  
Bottle from BevMo. Pours a golden straw color with ample head and carbonation. Dry peppery aroma with a hint of sweet tropical fruit. Sublime sweet flavors balance out the dry peppery bitterness. A fine well balanced BSA. One of the better ones I’ve had the pleasure of sipping.


 gowdy (155), Ferney-Voltaire, France
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 7, 2008  
Bottle at home. caramel, hay, floral, golden, cloudy, frothy, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, slick feel, lively,


 DruncanVeasey (2690), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 6, 2008  
Different class. 750ml bottle ’laid down’ for some time. Soupy haze, massive froth and snowstorm sediment. Peppery marmalade aroma with honey, grainy malt, coriander and citrus. Perfumey, smooth and soapy. Chunky fat orange peel citrus, smoky honey, biscuity pale malt, some residual hop bitterness wading through the thick perfume. Solid, mellow Belgian sessions.


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 6, 2008  
Light amber with a frothy white head. Good bready malt nose with lazy susan spices and herbs including cannabis bud. Medium body with a chewy mouthfeel. Nice pale malt, yeasty taste with coriander, ginger flavors. A nicely spiced up brew here.


 IPAGargoyleGuy (139), Troy, NY, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/103/514/20
Mar 5, 2008  
One of the most balanced belgians I have had. Sweet, spicy, and fruity. Very smooth and drinkable.


 TheJester (694), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 4, 2008  
750 mL (green) bottle. (Best before 21/09/2010). Translucent amber-orange with a huge, fluffy white head that sticks around and leaves perfect lacing. Yeasty-spicy aroma. The flavour is candi sugar sweet, with spice, a bit of fruit (peach), and malt. Slight bitterness in the finish. Full body, medium to heavy carbonation. Good stuff.



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